1.0FHSE EN/fhse-enjcarnevale/fhse-en/author/scandium/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Xo9aAzLcQ0"><a href="/fhse-en/research-projects/autistic-ageing/">Autistic Ageing</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/fhse-en/research-projects/autistic-ageing/embed/#?secret=Xo9aAzLcQ0" width="600" height="338" title="“Autistic Ageing” — FHSE EN" data-secret="Xo9aAzLcQ0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> /wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/research-and-quality-of-life-on-people-aged-50-with-significant-limitations.jpeg10241024Despite autism being a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition, research to date has focused almost exclusively on children and young adults, leaving a huge gap in our knowledge on what it means to age with autism. The limited existing research on autistic adults paints a bleak picture, with individuals on the spectrum on average experiencing poor outcomes overall, reduced longevity and higher prevalence of suicide. Therefore, there is an urgent need for research into quality of life for this population.